Threatened flora Towong Shire
Threatened flora status information contained in this page is based on the Advisory List of rare or threatened plants in Victoria 2005, which has been phased out and replaced by the FFG Threatened List 2021. More information Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act Threatened List
Conservation status | ||
| Australia (EPBC Act 1999) | ||
| EX | Extinct | |
| CR | Critically Endangered | |
| EN | Endangered | |
| VU | Vulnerable | |
| P | Poorly known | |
| Victorian status | ||
| x | Presumed extinct | |
| e | Endangered | |
| v | Vulnerable | |
| r | Rare | |
| k | Poorly known | |
| L | FFG Listed | |
| D | FFG delisted | |
| X | FFG rejected | |
Scientific name | Common name | Status |
| Sapindales | ||
| Rutaceae | ||
| Phebalium squamulosum subsp. alpinum | Alpine Phebalium | r |
| Phebalium squamulosum | Forest Phebalium | P |
| Phebalium squamulosum subsp. ozothamnoides | Mountain Phebalium | r |
| Leionema lamprophyllum subsp. lamprophyllum | Shiny Leionema | r |
| Boronia algida | Alpine Boronia | r |
| Leionema lamprophyllum subsp. obovatum | Shiny Leionema | r |
| Sapindaceae | ||
| Dodonaea rhombifolia | Broad-leaf Hop-bush | r |
| Dodonaea boroniifolia | Hairy Hop-bush | r |
| Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia | Giant Hop-bush | r |
| Malpighiales | ||
| Violaceae | ||
| Viola fuscoviolacea | Dusky Violet | r |
| Viola caleyana | Swamp Violet | r |
| Hybanthus monopetalus | Slender Violet-bush | r |
| Viola hederacea subsp. nov. (Baw Baws) | Baw Baw Violet | k |
| Euphorbiaceae | ||
| Bertya findlayi | Mountain Bertya | vu |
| Poales | ||
| Poaceae | ||
| Amphibromus fluitans | River Swamp Wallaby-grass | VU X |
| Australopyrum velutinum | Mountain Wheat-grass | r |
| Agrostis muelleriana | Mueller's Bent | r |
| Rytidosperma alpicola | Crag Wallaby-grass | r |
| Rytidosperma monticola | Small-flower Wallaby-grass | r |
| Digitaria brownii | Cotton Panic-grass | k |
| Digitaria diffusa | Open Summer-grass | en |
| Australopyrum retrofractum | Comb Wheat-grass | r |
| Deyeuxia carinata | Keeled Bent-grass | r |
| Deyeuxia crassiuscula | Thick Bent-grass | r |
| Sporobolus creber | Western Rat-tail Grass | vu |
| Tripogon loliiformis | Rye Beetle-grass | r |
| Cyperaceae | ||
| Bolboschoenus fluviatilis | Tall Club-sedge | k |
| Fimbristylis velata | Veiled Fringe-sedge | r |
| Lipocarpha microcephala | Button Rush | vu |
| Baumea planifolia | Rough Twig-sedge | k |
| Carex jackiana | Carpet Sedge | r |
| Carex chlorantha | Green-top Sedge | k |
| Carex raleighii | Raleigh Sedge | r X |
| Isolepis montivaga | Fog Club-sedge | r |
| Carex cephalotes | Wire-head Sedge | vu L |
| Isolepis gaudichaudiana | Benambra Club-sedge | vu |
| Carex capillacea | Hair Sedge | r X |
| Fimbristylis aestivalis | Summer Fringe-sedge | k |
| Carex archeri | Archer's Sedge | vu |
| Eleocharis plana | Flat Spike-sedge | vu |
| Sparganiaceae | ||
| Sparganium subglobosum | Floating Bur-reed | k |
| Eriocaulaceae | ||
| Eriocaulon scariosum | Common Pipewort | r |
| Juncaceae | ||
| Juncus phaeanthus | Dark-flower Rush | r |
| Juncus falcatus subsp. falcatus | Sickle-leaf Rush | r |
| Fabales | ||
| Mimosaceae | ||
| Acacia phasmoides | Phantom Wattle | VU vu L |
| Acacia dawsonii | Poverty Wattle | vu |
| Acacia doratoxylon | Currawang | r |
| Acacia lanigera var. lanigera | Woolly Wattle | r |
| Acacia dallachiana | Catkin Wattle | r |
| Acacia boormanii | Snowy River Wattle | r |
| Fabaceae | ||
| Desmodium varians | Slender Tick-trefoil | k |
| Bossiaea riparia | River Leafless Bossiaea | r |
| Pultenaea vrolandii | Cupped Bush-pea | r |
| Swainsona reticulata | Kneed Swainson-pea | vu L |
| Almaleea capitata | Slender Parrot-pea | vu L |
| Lespedeza juncea subsp. sericea | Chinese Lespedeza | r |
| Pultenaea williamsonii | Highland Bush-pea | r |
| Pultenaea platyphylla | Flat-leaf Bush-pea | r |
| Pultenaea juniperina s.s. | Prickly Beauty | r |
| Indigofera adesmiifolia | Tick Indigo | vu |
| Pultenaea foliolosa | Small-leaf Bush-pea | r |
| Swainsona recta | Mountain Swainson-pea | EN en L |
| Pultenaea polifolia | Dusky Bush-pea | r |
| Pultenaea acerosa | Bristly Bush-pea | vu |
| Rosales | ||
| Rhamnaceae | ||
| Discaria pubescens | Australian Anchor Plant | r L |
| Pomaderris subcapitata | Convex Pomaderris | r |
| Pomaderris helianthemifolia subsp. hispida | Blunt-leaf Pomaderris | r |
| Pomaderris aurea | Golden Pomaderris | r |
| Pomaderris betulina subsp. betulina | Birch Pomaderris | r |
| Asparagales | ||
| Orchidaceae | ||
| Pterostylis X ingens | Sharp Greenhood | r |
| Pterostylis fischii | Fisch's Greenhood | r |
| Dipodium hamiltonianum | Yellow Hyacinth-orchid | en L |
| Diuris punctata | Purple Diuris | vu L |
| Chiloglottis X pescottiana | Bronze Bird-orchid | r |
| Pterostylis tunstallii | Granite Greenhood | vu |
| Pterostylis aestiva | Long-tongue Summer-greenhood | r |
| Thelymitra simulata | Graceful Sun-orchid | r |
| Prasophyllum uvidulum | Summer Leek-orchid | en L |
| Caladenia patersonii s.s. | Cream Spider-orchid | en |
| Pterostylis hamata | Scaly Greenhood | r |
| Pterostylis bicolor | Black-tip Greenhood | k |
| Corybas hispidus | Bristly Helmet-orchid | r |
| Hypoxidaceae | ||
| Hypoxis vaginata var. brevistigmata | Yellow Star | k |
| Hemerocallidaceae | ||
| Herpolirion novae-zelandiae | Sky Lily | r |
| Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) | Arching Flax-lily | vu |
| Dianella tarda | Late-flower Flax-lily | vu |
| Dianella sp. aff. revoluta (Cobberas) | Snow-gum Flax-lily | k |
| Xanthorrhoeaceae | ||
| Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia | Grey Grass-tree | en L |
| Pteridales | ||
| Adiantaceae | ||
| Pellaea calidirupium | Inland Sickle-fern | k |
| Solanales | ||
| Solanaceae | ||
| Solanum cinereum | Narrawa Burr | k |
| Convolvulaceae | ||
| Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. omnigracilis | Slender Bindweed | k |
| Pooideae | ||
| Poeae | ||
| Poa sieberiana var. cyanophylla | Blue-leaf Tussock-grass | k |
| Hookerochloa eriopoda | Snow Fescue | r |
| Poa labillardierei var. acris | Sharp Mountain Tussock-grass | vu |
| Blechnales | ||
| Athyriaceae | ||
| Cystopteris tasmanica | Brittle Bladder-fern | r |
| Fagales | ||
| Casuarinaceae | ||
| Allocasuarina luehmannii | Buloke | en L |
| Apiales | ||
| Apiaceae | ||
| Aciphylla simplicifolia | Mountain Aciphyll | r |
| Oschatzia cuneifolia | Wedge Oschatzia | r |
| Araliaceae | ||
| Astrotricha linearis subsp. 1 | Narrow-leaf Star-hair | r |
| Pittosporaceae | ||
| Billardiera scandens s.s. | Velvet Apple-berry | r |
| Asterales | ||
| Asteraceae | ||
| Coronidium waddelliae | Snowy Everlasting | r |
| Erigeron nitidus | Sticky Fleabane | r |
| Senecio diaschides | Shingle Fireweed | r |
| Senecio pinnatifolius var. alpinus | Snowfield Groundsel | r |
| Senecio distalilobatus | Distal-lobe Fireweed | r |
| Senecio extensus | Alpine Fireweed | r |
| Senecio psilocarpus | Swamp Fireweed | VU vu |
| Leptorhynchos elongatus | Lanky Buttons | en |
| Olearia tenuifolia | Scented Daisy-bush | r |
| Leucochrysum alpinum | Alpine Sunray | r |
| Cassinia venusta | Elegant Cassinia | r |
| Brachyscome ptychocarpa | Tiny Daisy | r |
| Craspedia alba | White Billy-buttons | vu |
| Senecio campylocarpus | Floodplain Fireweed | r |
| Taraxacum aristum | Mountain Dandelion | r X |
| Brachyscome willisii | Narrow-wing Daisy | r |
| Olearia phlogopappa subsp. flavescens | Dusty Daisy-bush | r |
| Coronidium gunnianum | Pale Swamp Everlasting | vu |
| Ozothamnus alpinus | Alpine Everlasting | r |
| Ewartia nubigena | Silver Ewartia | r |
| Senecio garlandii | Woolly Ragwort | en L |
| Cassinia ozothamnoides | Cottony Cassinia | vu |
| Olearia brevipedunculata | Rusty Daisy-bush | r |
| Argyrotegium nitidulum | Shining Cudweed | VU r |
| Cassinia scabrida | Rough Cassinia | r |
| Senecio microbasis | Slender Fireweed | r |
| Menyanthaceae | ||
| Nymphoides montana | Entire Marshwort | r # |
| Nymphoides geminata | Open Marshwort | r |
| Stylidiaceae | ||
| Stylidium montanum | Alpine Triggerplant | r |
| Goodeniaceae | ||
| Dampiera purpurea | Mountain Dampiera | r |
| Myrtales | ||
| Myrtaceae | ||
| Leptospermum multicaule | Silver Tea-tree | vu |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis | River Red-gum | X |
| Eucalyptus neglecta | Omeo Gum | r |
| Eucalyptus aff. cinerea (Beechworth) | Beechworth Silver Stringybark | vu |
| Leptospermum micromyrtus | Button Tea-tree | r |
| Eucalyptus blakelyi var. irrorata | White-budded Red-gum | en |
| Onagraceae | ||
| Epilobium sarmentaceum | Mountain Willow-herb | r |
| Ericales | ||
| Ericaceae | ||
| Epacris celata | Cryptic Heath | r |
| Leucopogon attenuatus | Grey Beard-heath | r |
| Leucopogon microphyllus var. pilibundus | Hairy Beard-heath | r |
| Gentianales | ||
| Rubiaceae | ||
| Galium curvihirtum | Tight Bedstraw | r |
| Lamiales | ||
| Orobanchaceae | ||
| Euphrasia caudata | Tailed Eyebright | r |
| Euphrasia eichleri | Bogong Eyebright | VU vu L |
| Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri | Purple Eyebright | EN en L |
| Euphrasia scabra | Rough Eyebright | en L |
| Lamiaceae | ||
| Prostanthera decussata | Dense Mint-bush | r |
| Plantaginaceae | ||
| Callitriche umbonata | Winged Water-starwort | r X |
| Callitriche palustris var. palustris | Swamp Water-starwort | k * |
| Lentibulariaceae | ||
| Utricularia uniflora | Single Bladderwort | k |
| Santalales | ||
| Santalaceae | ||
| Thesium australe | Austral Toad-flax | VU vu L |
| Saxifragales | ||
| Haloragaceae | ||
| Myriophyllum lophatum | Crested Water-milfoil | k |
| Proteales | ||
| Proteaceae | ||
| Grevillea ramosissima subsp. hypargyrea | Fan Grevillea | r |
| Grevillea jephcottii | Green Grevillea | r |
| Banksia canei | Mountain Banksia | r |
| Grevillea willisii | Rock Grevillea | r |
| Grevillea rosmarinifolia | Rosemary Grevillea | P # |
| Grevillea burrowa | Burrowa Grevillea | vu |
| Grevillea brevifolia | Cobberas Grevillea | r |
| Grevillea neurophylla | Granite Grevillea | P |
| Grevillea neurophylla subsp. neurophylla | Granite Grevillea | r |
| Grevillea victoriae subsp. nivalis | Kosciuszko Grevillea | en |
| Grevillea polybractea | Crimson Grevillea | r |
| Malvales | ||
| Thymelaeaceae | ||
| Pimelea axiflora subsp. alpina | Alpine Bootlace Bush | r |
| Pimelea pauciflora | Poison Rice-flower | r |
| Pimelea treyvaudii | Grey Rice-flower | vu |
| Pimelea ligustrina subsp. ciliata | Fringed Rice-flower | r |
| Canellales | ||
| Winteraceae | ||
| Tasmannia xerophila subsp. robusta | Errinundra Pepper | r |
| Oxalidales | ||
| Oxalidaceae | ||
| Oxalis thompsoniae | Fluffy-fruit Wood-sorrel | k |
| LV1_ | ||
| Caryophyllaceae | ||
| Scleranthus fasciculatus | Spreading Knawel | r |
| Campanulaceae | ||
| Wahlenbergia planiflora subsp. planiflora | Flat Bluebell | vu |
| Hypsela tridens | Hypsela | k |
| Ranunculales | ||
| Ranunculaceae | ||
| Ranunculus eichlerianus | Eichler's Buttercup | r X |
| Ranunculus gunnianus | Gunn's Alpine Buttercup | r |
| Ranunculus diminutus | Brackish Plains Buttercup | r |
| Ranunculus millanii | Dwarf Buttercup | r |
| Caryophyllales | ||
| Amaranthaceae | ||
| Alternanthera sp. 1 (Plains) | Plains Joyweed | k |
| Geraniales | ||
| Geraniaceae | ||
| Pelargonium helmsii | Alpine Stork's-bill | vu |
| Geranium solanderi var. solanderi s.s. | Austral Crane's-bill | vu |
| Liliales | ||
| Colchicaceae | ||
| Wurmbea biglandulosa subsp. biglandulosa | Glandular Early Nancy | r |
| Alismatales | ||
| Araceae | ||
| Spirodela polyrhiza | Large Duckweed | k |
| Asteraceae | ||
| Senecioneae | ||
| Abrotanella nivigena | Snow-wort | vu |
| Brassicales | ||
| Brassicaceae | ||
| Cardamine microthrix | Eastern Bitter-cress | vu |
| Cardamine astoniae | Spreading Bitter-cress | vu |
# Native species but some stands may be alien.
Table adapted from data source: Victorian Biodiversity Atlas, 10 October 2016.